{"id":21422,"date":"2014-08-23T00:15:33","date_gmt":"2014-08-23T04:15:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/?p=21422"},"modified":"2014-08-21T20:59:08","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T00:59:08","slug":"believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/23\/believe\/","title":{"rendered":"We Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16629\" src=\"http:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg\" alt=\"psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv\" width=\"341\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv.jpg 341w, https:\/\/girlfriendscoffeehour.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/psalmshymnsspiritualsongskjv-300x175.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 341px) 100vw, 341px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">In this time of desperation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When all we know is doubt and fear<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is only one foundation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe, we believe!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">In this broken generation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">When all is dark, You help us see<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">There is only one salvation<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe, we believe!<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 60px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe in God the Father<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe in Jesus Christ<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe in the Holy Spirit<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And He&#8217;s given us new life<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe in the crucifixion<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe that He conquered death<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe in the resurrection<\/span><\/em><br \/>\n<em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And He&#8217;s comin&#8217; back again, we believe<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">So, let our faith be more than anthems<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Greater than the songs we sing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">And in our weakness and temptations<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe, we believe!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">Let the lost be found and the dead be raised<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">In the here and now, let love invade<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Let the church live love our God will save<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe, we believe<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080;\">And the gates of hell will not prevail<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">For the power of God has torn the veil<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">Now we know Your love will never fail<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800080;\">We believe, we believe!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WjZ01FcK0yk\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center>\u00a0Songwriters: Travis Ryan, Richie Fike, Matt Hooper \/ Performed by Newsboys<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I often feel like I am living in a puzzle that will never get solved. I am a puzzle piece that somehow connects to another piece on the table. I know I connect, and I believe that I will connect. Christians are being persecuted. A radical group in the Middle East is <em><strong>heck<\/strong><\/em>-bent on taking over the world. I just feel like I am a piece of a puzzle that will not get put together as things go from bad to worse.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God&#8230;<br \/>\nEphesians 2:8<\/p>\n<p>We see the faces of those being oppressed every day when we watch the news on television or read about it on the Internet. I believe, however, that this is all part of God\u2019s master plan for the world and time. Times are getting desperate. People are getting desperate. The earth is getting desperate. The number of extreme storms and earthquakes are increasing. The birth pangs look to have begun. For Christians, these may be a few of the signs that Christ\u2019s Return is getting nearer\u2014nearer than ever before.<\/p>\n<p>Believers know that Jesus died for us, and that He rose from the grave. As believers, we know that He will return one day to take us home. Jesus gives us new life when we believe with faith that He died for us on the Cross. We are released from the desperation of being human when we accept Jesus as our Savior. We believe with faith that Jesus defeated death and sin when He left the tomb. A mere human could not do that. Only Jesus could do that.<\/p>\n<p>Our faith in God is what gets us through the rough times. Our faith in God is what keeps us going when we feel like we have nowhere else to go. Our faith is what allows us to know that Jesus died on the Cross, but He defeated evil when He rose from the dead. He showed Himself to the disciples who then relayed the good news that He would return again.<\/p>\n<p>God\u2019s love is what saves, but only if we accept it. We must believe with our whole hearts that Jesus died on the Cross for us. Then, we must share this same faith with those who are lost. By doing this, we spread the word of God\u2019s love. We show our faith in God when we show His love to others.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\">* \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0\u271e \u00a0~ \u00a0\u2665 \u00a0~ \u00a0*<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Dear Heavenly Father, Thank You for Your wonderful gift. \u00a0Thank You for defeating death. \u00a0We believe that You died for us, and that You will return soon to take us home. \u00a0In Jesus\u2019 name, Amen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this time of desperation When all we know is doubt and fear There is only one foundation We believe, we believe! In this broken generation When all is dark, You help us see There is only one salvation We believe, we believe! 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